Why don't more people play here?

[Itap]

So far, the general consensus is the difficult start up hampering P99s growth. We need permission from Day break for a link to DL the titanium client

[Daldaen]

People grow up.

Your average 1999 EQ player I would imagine was a 16-24 year old male. Fast forward 15 years. Now that demographic is 31-39. Even shifting my estimate in either direction you end up with more people having wives, kids, houses, and more responsibility at their jobs than they did 15 years. Each of which can be an enormous time investment to maintain. All of which your normal person value above Pixels/EQ.

Due to this there is likely a very big faction of those 300,000 subscribes who simply do not have the time to play EverQuest again. And there is also likely a subset who don't have the time to enjoy it as they were able to back when 12 hour playing sessions were typical and staying up until 5AM drinking Surge was a Saturday night.

That's not to say there aren't 30 something's with families on P99, it just requires more of a balance to be an adult and grind EQ hardcore like they were used to. Which does lead to a lot of players on P99 being casual 3-4 hour a month players. This is why you tend to see so many "which class can I solo on". People with variable play times like to be able to sit down and get things done without waiting on or disrupting a group by your abrupt camping in and out as life requires.

I do also agree. A Titanium Client download from Daybreak would help. But I'm unsure how much they want to help us or whether they just are fine with tolerating us.

[Man0warr]

Kunark for 4 years is hampering p99 more than anything.

[Itap]

I don't buy the "I'm an adult now" pitch. Every adult has personal time, and it's up to him/her how they spend it. We need a way to show them the path of the holy that is project 1999.

[Ele]

Originally Posted by Itap [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't buy the "I'm an adult now" pitch. Every adult has personal time, and it's up to him/her how they spend it. We need a way to show them the path of the holy that is project 1999.

Give everyone a laptop and cell dongle too, so they can play at work and in the bathroom.

[Voland]

Originally Posted by Ele [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Give everyone a laptop and cell dongle too, so they can play at work and in the bathroom.

Now we are talking! Where do I sign up for my free laptop? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[webrunner5]

I think the main reason on here is that most people now, after 16 years of EQ, have moved out of their moms basement, and actually have a Real Life. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Itap]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think the main reason on here is that most people now, after 16 years of EQ, have moved out of their moms basement, and actually have a Real Life. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I usually respect your posts but this is absurd. My family of 5 fits perfectly in my mothers basement

[waffel]

Originally Posted by Itap [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't buy the "I'm an adult now" pitch. Every adult has personal time, and it's up to him/her how they spend it. We need a way to show them the path of the holy that is project 1999.

Adults don't spend hours staring at video game monster placeholders. Adults don't have people text them on their phone so they can run over to the PC, log in, and spend hours killing a monster. Adults don't play 12 hours a day.

[dafier]

Originally Posted by waffel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Adults don't spend hours staring at video game monster placeholders. Adults don't have people text them on their phone so they can run over to the PC, log in, and spend hours killing a monster. Adults don't play 12 hours a day.

Ahhhh....sarcasm at it's best.